[TITLE] The Defenestration of Progg
[DESCRIPTION] Just as you are reaching the dessert course of a lovely dinner, the doors fly open to reveal @@RANDOMFIRSTNAME@@ Progg, governor of one of your most remote provinces, who is covered in what you're fairly sure isn't chocolate. Sputtering with rage, @@HE@@ declares that @@HIS@@ local populace has risen in rebellion, and threw @@HIM@@ out @@HIS@@ office window into a septic tank that was open for maintenance nearby.
[VALIDITY] Devolution, Protest Permitted
[OPTION 1] "I hurried here immediately, @@LEADER@@!" concludes the governor, seemingly oblivious to the odor that is choking your nearby staff. "The unwashed masses have gone completely mad, and our local resources aren't enough. Send in the national police! Send in the military! Flush this rebellion before it starts, and prosecute the ringleaders! I have a list of 27 names of those whom I suspect took part – we need surveillance on them right away. Please, send the message that the central authorities have our back!"
[EFFECT 1] local officials love to claim the protection of their Big Brother
[OPTION 2] "Smells like you're the unwashed one, Progg" quips @@RANDOMNAME@@, an angry provincial citizen who has followed the governor across the country. "Listen, @@LEADER@@, nobody touched this turd. Sure we went to @@HIS(1)@@ office, but @@HE(1)@@ jumped out the window rather than hear us out! Did you know @@HE(1)@@ was demanding bribes for basic services? Just say no to dirty politics! Audit local officials to make sure their hands are clean, and then check on the auditors too!"
[EFFECT 2] the government is washing its hands of alleged corruption
[OPTION 3] "Well this is as clear as sludge" mutters your Director of Sewage and Wastewater Management, who was touring the building's bathrooms while you ate. "Without our people having been there, who knows what the truth is? No matter what really happened, it seems like local authorities just can't handle things themselves, so maybe it's time we exert a bit more day-to-day control over the provinces? That's the only way to keep these bumpkins from clogging up the works!"
[EFFECT 3] the central government is trying to keep things flowing
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